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Public Release of Hampshire-UMass 2018 Negotiation Documents
… documents comprise communications among UMass leaders, and between UMass leaders and then-leaders of Hampshire, about its negotiations to … Gazette , confirm what we as a community already know, and also reveal new information. We know that Hampshire’s …
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Pivoting from Film to Tech
… to Tech Abigail Meisel When he set out to study science and film, alum Aaron Edell 01F had no idea that he was laying … At Hampshire, Edell was torn between a career in medicine and one as a filmmaker. “Hampshire is famous for its … to ensure they retain many of their original properties and don’t decay. (This technique was the basis of the popular …
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Letter from the President on Plans for Spring 2021
… by how diligently our community has cared for one another and grateful that we’ve had the opportunity to spend time together. We learned a great deal, and I look forward to a spring semester that is improved as … has not changed. Classes begin at Hampshire on February 2 and end on April 29, with the progress and review period …
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Salman Hameed: Producing Science for Muslim Societies
… behind him, Associate Professor of Integrated Science and Humanities Salman Hameed begins his talk on Pluto and the images of the dwarf planet and its moons taken by the New Horizons space probe. The …
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Faculty
Gregory S. Kline
… in sculpture from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and an M.F.A. in sculpture from the University of … Kline teaches various sculpture courses, including object and environment and mold making and casting for the artist and designer. He …
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Steven Roof
… Steven Roof Steve Roof, professor of earth and environmental science, received his B.S. from the … at Santa Cruz, his M.S. from Syracuse University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Professor Roof's teaching and research focus on environmental issues such as climate …
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Welcome, Entering Class of Fall 2013!
… Hampshire welcomed 398 first-year students, 76 transfers, and 19 visiting and non-degree students on opening day August 29. Our new students come from 37 states and 16 countries including Argentina, Brazil, China, the …
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Hampshire to Host Five College PoetryFest 2016
… Five College PoetryFest 2016 Student poets Nora Miller and Lily Cook will represent Hampshire at the Five College … consortium — Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, Smith, and UMass — who have been selected by their institution to … III in the fall, with a concentration in both poetry and archival studies. Her archival work centers on a process …
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Intelligent.com Names Hampshire College “Best in Northeast” for Game Design
… Intelligent.com Names Hampshire College “Best in Northeast” for Game … measured “flexibility, faculty, course strength, cost, and reputation” as the key metrics. Hampshire was also named … on many forms but gives students opportunities to grow and strengthen their skills in iterative development, …
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Annie Rogers
… Rogers Annie Rogers, professor emerita of psychoanalysis and clinical psychology, received her B.A. from Webster College and her Ph.D. from Washington University. She comes to Hampshire after fifteen years of teaching and doing research at Harvard University. Professor Rogers …
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Hampshire Plans to be First U.S. Residential College Supplying 100 Percent of Electricity from On-Site Solar
… solar power systems on campus, to be installed and maintained by SolarCity following an Impact Study to … function in the community electrical-distribution systems, and determine whether any upgrades are needed for safe, stable, and reliable operations. The College and partner SolarCity …
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New Endowment Promotes Women In Business Courses, Programs
… with greedy people in three-piece suits who smoke cigars and scheme in back rooms, as the media portrays. “Businesses … complex organizations, many of them are guided by values and are solving real-world problems,” she says. “Women have … in business, Bornstein, a Hampshire alum 82F, trustee, and corporate chief financial officer, has partnered with the …
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Hampshire Board Decision on Admitting a Fall 2019 Class
… advancing this important work, the Board has deliberated and voted on three important issues: This afternoon, at its … offer to enroll via the “early decision 1” plan this year, and students who had accepted Hampshire’s offer to enroll last year but chose to take a gap year and matriculate in fall 2019. Third, the Board voted that …
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Planning for Urban Farming
… Anne Pinkerton What’s the difference between hydroponics and aquaponics? “Fish,” students Robert Mueller and Liam Malone answer in unison. Both involve growing plants, a substrate such as gravel, and circulating water. But hydroponics utilizes additive …
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Poet, Criminal Justice Reformer, Author Betts to Speak at Hampshire
… to Speak at Hampshire Reginald Dwayne Betts, poet, author, and advocate for the reform of the criminal justice system, … F. Johnson Library, Hampshire College. The event is free and open to the public. After the reading, Betts will be … at the age of sixteen, after pleading guilty to carjacking and being sentenced to nine years in prison. He imagined that …
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A Day To Learn, To Educate, To Influence
… of sustainability. The Kern Center fills me with pride and highlights the power to teach sustainability, to … perspectives, to connect over shared values. A year and a half ago, Christina Cianfrani and I started designing the Integrated Sciences first-year …
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Baldwin Scholar's Determination Brings Returns
… limit major disruptions to her life after a childhood in and out of Boston homeless shelters, as she and her mom were uprooted even into her high school years. … is greatly appreciated.” (link https://www.gofundme.com/23chwyk ) She also applied to GoFundMe for the company’s …
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Susan Darlington
… Susan M. Darlington, professor emerita of anthropology and Asian studies, received a B.A. in anthropology and history from Wellesley College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of …
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March 20, 2019: The Next Phase of Our Work
… future. This new group, selected for their expertise and experience primarily in the fields of business and education, will add vital off-campus perspective to our discussions and complement the strength of our on-campus Options …
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New Faculty Q&A with Jennifer Bajorek
… literature at the University of California Irvine and followed that with a postdoc in the rhetoric department … research in Cotonou, Benin. You have to ride a motorcycle, and you have to wear high heels. I can even get off a moving … twenty? Okay, thinking about what’s available in English and deliberately excluding books I’ve written about: Kathy …
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Eddie Mandhry 97F
… co-founded by the former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy. He is presently leading the Virtual … for Advanced Potential, a global network of researchers and practitioners working to advance the field of talent discovery and development, connecting more individuals from diverse …
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First All-Campus Address by President Ed Wingenbach: September 3, 2019
… Hampshire College. It gave us the opportunity to save it and that's the work that we have to do now… It'll be a long … the students—for taking the risk of sticking with us and sticking with Hampshire College, knowing the challenges that are still ahead and knowing the work that's still to be done. Thank you for …
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Hampshire College Professor Chris Perry Receives Technical Achievement Award
… excited about the 2014 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards season. Fingers are crossed for alumna … Nyong'o 03F who, after wins at the Screen Actors Guild and Critics Choice Awards, is widely considered a frontrunner … on March 2 for her impressive work in 12 Years a Slave . And for the inspiring short documentary nominee The Lady in …
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An Alternative Microcredit Model
… assistant professor of anthropology at Hampshire College and chair of the Five College Buddhist studies certificate … work at Hampshire. She designed, raised the funds for, and implemented a microcredit program, complete with business … early in life?in the sixth grade, to be exact, when she and five of her classmates successfully petitioned their St. …
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Hampshire Winter Dance Concert 2020
… Winter Dance Concert, an annual concert featuring student and faculty choreography that embraces dance as an expansive, inclusive, and incisive art form. This year’s concert features … (413) 559-5889 or emailing HampDanceReservations@gmail.com . Photo by Derek Fowles … The Hampshire Dance Program …
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